It must be nice to have the privilage to immigrate to wherever you want lol.

I mean I wasn't even supposed to be here. It's only pure chance that my family had relatives in the US. Less than 5% of Chinese live abroad, so... like imagine you ask a question like: "How many of you are actually fine with living in China"

I mean the wording implies that people living there are automatically supportative of the government or something.

Moving is hard, pal.

I had the advantage of being a child and learning English; now as an adult, I'd struggle learning French, German, or Norweigian.

I uprooted my life and left. It's far too dangerous for me. I'm a trans latina. I grieve over the friends and community I left behind daily

There are multiple reasons why most people don't shift countries willy-nilly.

Moving, even within the same state is a difficult, stressful, and expensive prospect. Moving to a different country is even more so, and that assumes you have a job lined up when you get there or substantial monetary reserves. Then there are the legal hurdles, which depending on the destination country can be downright daunting. In many countries unless you are a top earner with an in-demand skill-set you are likely to experience significant legal challenges to even achieve temporary residency. And then there are language and cultural differences that can make life difficult once you get there. Unless you have friends/family already in the destination country and/or know the language you can expect it to be rough going for quite a while.

All this would be compounded if you have a family. Not to mention the added difficulty and expense involved with visiting or supporting extended family members or friends back in your original home country after leaving.

Simply put, most people simply can't move countries whenever the political situation in their home country gets dicey. It's only after the fighting starts do you see people doing that in significant numbers and at that point they are refugees.

I've read a lot of novels set in Germany/Europe in the Hitler Era.

I always used to be amazed at the people who would see what was going on, and who stayed.

One of my favorite series is the Bernie Gunther [Berlin Noir] novels by the late Phillip Kerr.

Bernie stays in Germany because he's a German. He was born and raised in Berlin and it's his home. No strong family ties, he just stays because he can't imagine living anywhere else.

This question is asked as if there is an obvious destination. Where do I move? Europe/UK isn't exactly killing it lately, so that's out. That leaves Australia and NZ for English-speajing countries, but I know nothing about them. I could move to Japan since I know some Japanese, but the Japanese are not well-known to be accepting of foreigners. The PM is literally trying to limit immigration. So where should I be moving as an American?

Thing is I uprooted my family to move to the US 15 years ago and loved it here, and still do. I hate the current everything of course, Ikbut 'm still a bit idealistic and still believe the country will right itself. How long it will take, I don't know, but I still believe it.

(... ok back to the job search, yay layoffs)

I'd like too but I don't think it's a possibility. I don't have the money or the skills.

Are you going to help me immigrate out of here? Will anyone on Lemmy?

For all the political posturing and holier than thou attitude I see on Lemmy not a single one of you would do anything to help me.

I’m fine. I live in a dark blue state that is fighting, ignoring, offering sanctuary as they can. Depending on your assumptions we have the highest quality of life in the us. We’re trying to hold to our environmental commitments despite the federal government reneging on commitments to power transmission, power generation, transit upgrades, and ending the California waiver that let other states set higher air quality standards. We’re holding to health coverage for all despite the federal government ending funding. We’re holding to public health standards by leading a regional cooperate for fact-based vaccination standards. I’m proud of the number of my fellow citizens participating in “No Kings” and similar protests. I’m proud of colleges and corporations holding to standards for education, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Things are getting even more expensive here, due to the policy chaos and federal rejection of anything that might look to the future or to care to people, but we’re holding together. It certainly helps that I make a good income here.

However this is the first time I really worry about the future my college kids will live in. I keep telling myself history will reassert itself, our current situation is an outlier. I tell myself this is a national version of a mental breakdown: we will recover and spend the rest of our lives fixing the damage. There is hope

If I had to move somewhere, Canada would be the obvious choice. Ive visited so many times and it’s always been great. Canada has always been a great neighbor, putting up with our bullshit. Realistically from my interests and job, I’d be most interested in Vancouver or Toronto areas. Toronto is closer to my family, and my company has an office there, so it would be an easy transition

Already left and in Europe but in a bit of a grey area with residency between two countries here. Doing my best to get sorted more permanently and to stop sending my tax money to the US and instead send it to one of the two governments (whoever is willing to let us continue as a family to live).

It was stressful and expensive over the last year+ but wife and I are both in high risk categories for detention, persecution, and possible separation from our new baby in the US, so not much choice. We are liquidating assets there which is not good for our financial future but hopefully we aren't too old to rebuild stability in Europe somewhere, or failing that, the Philippines where we have much better residency privileges.

If I had the money to I'd leave in a heart beat.

I do like living in the USA. There is generally a reliability and safety that I haven't seen in many other places. There are big problems for sure, and being married to an immigrant is worrying at times. We absolutely have backup plans but so far we have not seriously considered leaving.

Can’t move. Too old to qualify for visas anywhere else and my occupation isn’t a valued need.

If I can afford to I'd love to leave the USA at some point.

I have family here, I have a house here. I’ve built a life here.

Canada’s great but cold. Europe would require me to rebuild everything in my life. Plus, Europe is dealing with their own problems at the moment - its own rise of the right; the threat of Russia. In Australia, everything wants to kill you or cause you great pain, even the plants. South America seems enticing, but the US affords more opportunity for now, so maybe when I retire.

Everywhere you look, the deeper you look, you realize that everywhere has their own problems. Times change, seasons change. Right now we’re in a conservative phase. We’ve been here before. So instead, I’ll stand my ground and weather it out with the allies I have around me. I’d much prefer to be part of the resistance anyway.

I tried to get out in 2013, failed, tried again, and succeeded in 2015. I now have permanent residence in Japan. If I had it to do over again, I probably would have gone somewhere in Finnoscandia instead (and indeed I'm working on Norwegian now as a backup plan). When my parents pass, I will probably renounce my US citizenship entirely; I have zero plans to ever live there again and, at least for now, zero plans to visit unless someone is dying.

I learnt Japanese in my 30s. It blows my mind seeing threads where people just give up if there's not English or they must learn another language.

I'd love to move and could probably swing it but I have a lot of pets that cannot cross the country. I have made a lifetime commitment to them so until they pass I will not leave. When I do will be to Japan or Uruguay. I have no problem learning languages quickly. I just can't leave these animals behind.

when u want to move but you're autistic with severe anxiety 😭

FYI the USA is one of the very few asshole counties that tax expats. Yes there is a 110k exemption, but still it's such asshole behavior.

I forgot which other countries did it, but it was just a handful.

I would love to move out to an EU country like Ireland, Germany or the Netherlands.

The big issue is getting accepted into other countries. What options for visas that go beyond a year have specific requirements that must be met, and many of those requirements are entirely circumstantial and dependent on people in those countries you've never met.

if i had a phd in specialty i wouldve been gone already. plus for everyone else you need to know the lay of the country you are in, getting a job, a place to rent out, learning the local culture and language, how to transfer your USD to a countries currencies.

I'm getting the fuck out as soon as I am able

My problem is that I love the state/region I live in, but large swathes of the rest of the country are a risk to my life and my age, skills, and minority status don't make me appealing from an immigration standpoint, let alone that many places have just as much of an issue with people like me as the Republicans do.

Would if I could, but I can't, so I won'r.

Never have been fine with it and would move in a heartbeat if given the chance. Only thing keeping me here is lack of funds and a useful skillset. My family is just my parents who most likely only got maybe a decade or so left in them. My friends are all on Discord with none living near me (hell one is in a different country already). My job pays well, but isn't exactly skilled labor or anything I give a shit about.

I would like to move to Canada - I even have an in, as my grandfather was from there. Circumstance, however, prevents it as a practical goal.

If the opportunity presents itself, then maybe.

Currently working on actual plans to move to another country. I hope you don't mind if I don't say where.

I'm trying to move to a better area, one where things can get better locally

Even if the country ends, we're not all going to die. We're going to have to organize locally, and I'd rather be somewhere where I can do that

I would have left already if it wasn't that I have kids in college to support and would like to see on the holidays without spending an arm and a leg to fly then here. My spouse also doesn't want to leave but she is slowly coming around so hopefully in 4-5 years I'll be leaving for some tropical beach or european car-independent heaven and never looking back.

Talking with people in tech the path is go remote, go international, and then go abroad. With people talking EU, south East Asia and some Central America. Just depending on ethnicity or culture they grew up with.

Short answer is nope.

If you mean for political reasons, no, because unless Trump succeeded in creating dynasty that many people are talking about then there is hope that someone will step in and force the government back in the right direction. So this will be a temporary setback.

Now when I mean set it back in the right direction I don't mean back to the far left either, I mean I hope for a reasonable rational leader willing to work to a better future for all Americans. Both sides have lost what it means to work for all Americans as the president of the USA and not just their party extremists.

As an average low middle class American, life isn't terrible but economic insecurity and living costs are becoming a major issue that is directly connected to Trump. Cost is up 30% in the last year, privacy is under attack again, consumer protections are being stripped away, environmental protections are being removed, general infrastructure investments are being defunded, public relief and assistance being removed, AI is out of control, and there are fewer jobs being created. While Trump lies and tries to cover it up, he is actually firing people in the government or refusing to release negative data to the public in an effort to cover it up. He is actively silencing people which goes against a core American belief that this country was founded on.

if you arnt a scientist or MD, research in a niche field, it will be very inadvisable.

I am fine with it, if they stay there, because I don't live there ; -)

(Ok ok, someone has got to resist the clown some time or other - just not sure if they are already born who are able to)

I guarantee you are getting a warped picture of what it's actually like to live here. I haven't noticed a change in my daily life based on who is president for my entire life.

Cue all the boring-ass comments like "you must be priviliged," "you're clearly not black," "how nice for you that you aren't a government employee."

That assumes we all live there -_-